De plantis exoticis libri duo Prosperi Alpini, philosophi medici, in gymnasium Patauino medicamentorum simplicium professoris ordinarij, & horti medici praefecti : opus completum, editum studio, ac opera Alpini Alpini, phylosophi & medici auctoris filij
A 1627 Venetian printed book on exotic medicinal plants, edited by Alpino's son and issued by printer Giovanni Guerigli for physicians and botanists. The four pictures are small ornamental printer's devices: a symmetrical diamond of interlocking scrolls and a heraldic-style cartouche with curling volutes and a central mask. A designer might take from them the compact symmetry of early modern scroll ornament for borders, corner pieces, or monogram frames.
